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Recent Examples of ten-speed
Paired with the six-speed manual, the CT5-V Blackwing is capable of reaching 60 mph from rest in 3.6 seconds; opting for the ten-speed automatic reduces this figure by two-tenths of a second.
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Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions.
—Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024
Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
That means the only propulsion option is the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 with 440-hp and the ten-speed automatic transmission.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions.
—Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024
Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-speed
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TigerTiger’s profile is soon revealed to have been created by Clark, presumably for the purpose of catfishing Floyd; when detectives find security-camera footage of Clark pedalling away from the scene of the crime in his distinctive recumbent bicycle, he is arrested and charged with the murder.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Anyone under 18-years-old must wear a bicycle helmet when riding on a micromobility device.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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And the ultramarathon got so big that organizers added a 100 mile mountain bike race, which became a big deal in its own right.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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During the summer months, Larch House is a perfect home base for outdoor enthusiasts to mountain bike, fly-fish, and river raft through the surrounding Rocky Mountain landscape, while the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort offer pristine powder through the winter.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pledge to ride a bike with many others across the Bay Area to work, school, the library, a farmers’ market, concerts, football games, picnics and anywhere fun!—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The classes will include outdoors runs, strength, cardio, yoga and meditation but will not include workouts on the Peloton bike.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The concept of a tandem bicycle for two riders goes back almost as far in history as the bicycle itself.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Ben and Jaime are forced to steal a dorky, cherry red tandem bicycle, not a fancy automobile.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
23 May 2022
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Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.—
Lisa Herendeen,
The Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2019
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“Ten-speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ten-speed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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